I had been itching to get back to the Harwood Arms in Fulham following a very enjoyable visit before Christmas. So, I rounded up a few colleagues from the wine trade for lunch last week. If you haven’t been, the Harwood serves some of the most refined food available but is still very much a pub. As...

Wednesday 27th of November saw the first of what we hope will turn in to many tastings with winemakers from around the world. What better way to start than with one of our favourite growers from Champagne: Rodolphe Peters from Pierre Peters. We have been working with Rodoplhe’s wines for some time s...

The dust has just about settled on our annual tasting, held last night on Grosvenor Street in Mayfair. Firstly, we’d like to thank all those who came – it was great to see a lot of familiar faces and plenty of new ones too. Hopefully you found something to your liking and maybe discovered somethin...

NV - 'R' de Ruinart Brut
Richard Dawes Fine Wine:
Classic Chardonnay-dominated nose with notes of apple, lemon, butter and toffee. Similar flavours on the palate with a lively, fresh acidity make this an ideal aperitif.

As a bit of a Vilmart fan, I was delighted to be invited to visit the property and have lunch with Laurent Champ. The sleepy, snow-covered village of Rilly-La-Montagne seemed a far cry from the madness of Epernay. Arriving at the property, it felt less like a Champagne cellar and more an intimate Bu...

After a ferocious 4.30 am alarm followed by a plethora of espresso I joined the team generously compiled by LVMH to visit the hallowed home of Dom Perignon. After a sedate Eurostar we headed towards Epernay in possibly the swankiest minibus available, this was no Ford Transit and luxury seemed to be...